Portman 36
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
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{{Use American English|date=November 2019}}
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|builder = Auroraglas
Watkins Yachts
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The Portman 36 is an American sailboat that was first built in 1978.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/portman-36|title = Portman 36 sailboat |accessdate = 7 November 2019|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2019|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20191002190057/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/portman-36|archivedate =2 October 2019|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = http://www.watkinsowners.com/w36.htm|title = Watkins W36AC/W36C |access-date = 7 November 2019|author=Watkins Owners Association |work = watkinsowners.com|date = 22 April 2006|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20190411124708/http://www.watkinsowners.com/w36.htm|archivedate =11 April 2019|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/watkins/portman-36|title= Portman 36|access-date= 11 April 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220411231912/https://sailboat.guide/watkins/portman-36|archive-date= 11 April 2022|url-status= live}}
Development and production
The silent partner in Auroraglas purchased the rights to the center-cockpit Coronado 35/Columbia 36 design from Columbia Yachts and the tooling was modified to become the aft-cockpit Portman 36. Other modifications included relocating the ports from the hull to a newly designed coach house and designing a new hull-to-deck joint.{{cite web|url = http://www.watkinsowners.com/history.htm|title = History of Watkins Yachts|access-date = 7 November 2019|author=Watkins Owners Association |work = watkinsowners.com|date = 3 May 2008|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20190314091547/http://www.watkinsowners.com/history.htm|archivedate = 14 March 2019|url-status= live}}
The design was built by Auroraglas and later by Watkins Yachts in Clearwater, Florida, United States after the acquisition of Watkins and its merger with Auroraglas. A total of 19 boats were produced, with Auroraglas only building one or two of them, before production moved to Watkins.{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/builder/watkins-yachts|title = Watkins Yachts 1973 - 1989|accessdate = 7 November 2019|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2019|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20191002190035/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/watkins-yachts|archivedate =2 October 2019|url-status= live}}
The design was developed into the Watkins 36 and the Watkins 36C in 1981
Design
The Portman 36 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a raised transom, a skeg-mounted spade-type/transom-hung rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces {{convert|16000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|6000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel fitted.
The boat is fitted with a diesel engine of {{convert|40|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds {{convert|60|u.s.gal}}.
The design has a hull speed of {{convert|7.26|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.
Operational history
The boat is supported by an active class club, the Watkins Owners.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/association/watkins-owners|title= Watkins Owners|access-date = 22 March 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220322180235/https://sailboatdata.com/association/watkins-owners|archive-date= 22 March 2022|url-status= live}}
See also
Related development
Similar sailboats